Posts filtered on Category

Category: 49ers

Jed York knows fans are furious Jim Harbaugh is no longer the 49ers coach after he led a moribund franchise back to respectability and beyond in his four seasons. The CEO has just had to check one of his social-media accounts to get a sense of the outrage. …

As part of his plan to get Justin Smith back with the 49ers in 2015, linebacker Patrick Willis said he’ll speak with the 35-year-old All-Pro defensive lineman and, also, Smith’s three young sons. “I’m going to see if I can talk to them and see if they can run him a little ragged,” Willis said, smiling. “We’re going to see.” …

On Sunday, Jim Harbaugh declined to say which of his assistant coaches could be following him to the University of Michigan, but here’s one coach who won’t be making the tip to Ann Arbor: Vic Fangio. The 49ers defensive coordinator, who spent 2010 with Harbaugh at Stanford, won’t remain with Harbaugh in 2015, a source said. …

The last big play of the Jim Harbaugh era turned into a fitting gift for the pigskin-obsessed head coach: a football. After Craig Dahl sealed the 49ers’ 20-17 win over the Cardinals with a late-game interception in their regular-season finale Sunday afternoon, the safety ran over to his head coach on the sideline and offered him the prize, along with a few heartfelt words. …

Jim Harbaugh will accept the job at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, and a press conference will be held Tuesday in Ann Arbor to introduce him as the Wolverines’ head coach, CSN Bay Area’s Dave Feldman reported late Saturday night. Feldman attended Palo Alto High with Harbaugh and they remain close friends. …